Shep: 'I don't enjoy' partisan bickering

4/1/13 1:44 PM EDT

Shep Smith, the Fox News anchor and star of The Daily Shep, tells TV Guide that he has no interest in mixing news with opinion, despite the industry's recent trends toward partisan programming.

"I'm not trying to get noticed in this landscape. I've been doing this for 25 years. I only want to find out what's happening, get it right, add context and perspective and tell people about it," he said in a recent interview. "Extreme partisan bickering on one side or another are destructive to our society. I don't enjoy it. I won't participate in it."

Noting that Smith's contract will be up at the end of the year, TV Guide asked if Smith wasn't considering other offers.

"I love it at Fox News. I love working for Roger Ailes. I want to do what's best for everybody involved," Smith replied. "Roger and I are really close and I admire him infinitely. I don't know. We haven't had contract talks yet. We've been busy. If we just keep doing our job everything will be fine. I don't approach them. They approach me. We'll see what happens."